# Rapid Alluxio Deployer (beta)

The Rapid Alluxio Deployer (RAD) is a managed service that handles the deployment of an Alluxio cluster, offering predefined environments constituting a complete stack from storage system to compute application. By running our benchmark demos on user managed hardware on AWS, users can experience firsthand the potential performance benefits offered by the Alluxio product.

## Get started

* [Sign up and create an account](https://documentation.alluxio.io/rad/get-started/sign-up)
* [Create a cluster](https://documentation.alluxio.io/rad/get-started/deploy)
* [Run a demo benchmark](https://documentation.alluxio.io/rad/get-started/demo-clusters)

## Video tutorial series

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Create the managed access
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Create the cluster
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Run FIO benchmark
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Delete the cluster
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